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Schools in Crow Agency · Hardin Elementary School District, Hardin High School District

Crow Agency’s public schools score below 92% of Montana districts on tests and graduation

In Crow Agency, 10% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Montana average (35%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Crow Agency, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Montana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Montana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
15%
▼ 31 pts vs MT 46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
10%
▼ 25 pts vs MT 35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
55–59%
▼ 26–30 pts vs MT 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▲ 24% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Hardin Elementary
Students per teacher
13.0
MT 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,142 students on the public path
In brief

Crow Agency’s schools, in brief

Crow Agency runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Crow Agency School (PK–5) and Hardin Middle School (6–8) are Crow Agency’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Hardin High School District with Hardin: Hardin High School in Hardin. The high school’s own results earn a D−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 15% of tested students were proficient in reading and 10% in math, against 46% and 35% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

55–59% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Montana (the state reports Crow Agency’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Hardin Elementary spends $16,808 per student and Hardin High $14,139, against $13,570 across Montana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Crow Agency’s grade

D Test scoresD− Graduation

D: better than 8% of Montana school districts. Both inputs trail the Montana average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Montana school districts we grade (241)Better than 8%
Lower resultsHigher results
Montana towns with similar household incomes (135)Better than 10%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 851 test results and a graduating class of 137 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Crow Agency’s students in the tested grades sat them (853 in math, 850 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Crow Agency, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Crow Agency SchoolHardin Elementary School DistrictD−
6–8Hardin Middle Schoolin HardinD−
9–12Hardin High Schoolin HardinD−

Crow Agency runs its own schools through grade 8 (Hardin Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Hardin High School District, shared with Hardin. Its middle school is in Hardin. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Crow Agency

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hardin Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 5 schools · 1,221 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$16,808MT $13,570 · FY2024
D
Hardin High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 515 students · 14.8 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$14,139MT $13,570 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Hardin Elementary School District16%
State average 45.7% · 768 students tested
Math · PK–8, Hardin Elementary School District10%
State average 35.2% · 765 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Hardin High School District8%
State average 45.7% · 82 students tested
Math · 9–12, Hardin High School District8%
State average 35.2% · 88 students tested

Crow Agency vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Montana towns that share Crow Agency’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Crow AgencyDHardin Elementary PK–8 · Hardin High 9–12

Every school in Crow Agency

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Crow Agencyby address
Crow Agency School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
268 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Crow Agencyin other towns
Hardin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hardin
D−
359 students13:1Rate it →
Hardin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hardin
D−
515 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Crow Agency’s schools

Are Crow Agency’s schools good?

On Montana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Crow Agency children attend score below 92% of Montana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Crow Agency in?

Two districts: Hardin Elementary School District runs grades PK–8, and Hardin High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Hardin.

Where do Crow Agency kids go to high school?

Hardin High School in Hardin, with 515 students; its own test results earn a D−.

What is Crow Agency’s graduation rate?

55–59% of the class of 2023 in Hardin High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Montana.

How much does Crow Agency spend per student?

$16,808 in Hardin Elementary School District and $14,139 in Hardin High School District (FY2024), against $13,570 across Montana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Montana. Stars are from neighbors.